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«Vacuum Investment Casting, Furnace Concepts Tailored To Market Requirements»
«Vakumlu Hassas Döküm, Pazarın İhtiyaçlarına Uygun Fırın Tipleri»
Ulrich Betz (ALD Vacuum, Meta-Mak Met. Mak. Müm.)
7.Oturum: Süreçler ve Kontrol 7th Session: Process and Control
Oturum Başkanı/Session Chairman: Mustafa Akyürek (Anadolu Döküm San. Tic. A.Ş.)
Oturumlarda yer alan sunumlar 15 Eylül 2014 Pazartesi tarihinde kongre web sayfasına (kongre.tudoksad.org.tr) yüklenecektir.
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Saturday Afternoon
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Welcome to ALD Vacuum Technologies GmbH Dedicated People for Demanding Jobs
Vacuum Investment Casting - Furnace Concepts tailored to Market Requirements
ANKIROS 2014 - 12th INTERNATIONAL IRON-STEEL AND FOUNDRY TECHNOLOGY, MACHINERY AND PRODUCTS TRADE FAIR
Ulrich Betz
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Vacuum Investment Casting - Furnace Concepts tailored to
Market Requirement
Overview
Vacuum Metallurgy
Vacuum Induction Melting - Investment Casting (VIM-IC) Processes
VIM-IC Furnaces for Melting of Ni/Co based Superalloys
Cold Wall Induction and Vacuum Arc Scull Melting Furnaces for Melting of
Reactive Alloys
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Overview Vacuum Metallurgy
Fig. 1 Processing routes for superalloys and high quality stells
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The VIM-IC process is the primary process for the production of complex near net-shape
components. During the VIM-IC process melting and casting of the Ni/Co-based
superalloys is done under vacuum or controlled atmosphere and finally the material is
poured into a ceramic molds, which gives the cast part already the near net shape.
The solidification structure of the casting can be adjusted to be equiaxed ( E ) or, through
the use of an additional mold heater, directionally solidified (DS) or single crystal (SC).
“Vacuum Induction Melting - Investment Casting”
VIM-IC Process
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Solidification Processes
Equiaxed Solidification = E > Vacuum Induction Melting - Investment Casting VIM-IC E Directional Solidification = DS > Vacuum Induction Melting - Investment Casting VIM-IC DS/SC Single Crystal Solidification= SC > Vacuum Induction Melting - Investment Casting VIM-IC DS/SC
Equiaxed (E)
Solidification
Directional
Solidification Multi
Crystal (DS)
Directional
Solidification Single
Crystal (SC)
Fig. 2 Solidification processes and respective furnace types
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General Requirements for Melting and Casting of Ni/Co-based Superalloys
Melting must be done under vacuum in order to avoid any reaction between the melt and Oxygen and Nitrogen because these reactions would degrade the material properties > multichamber furnaces are required, which allow to load the mold and the charging material as well as melt temperature measurements without breaking the vacuum in the main process chamber
Typical operation vacuum is in the 10-3 mbar range
For the equiaxed process fast evacuation times of the mold chamber are required in order to limit the temperature losses of the mold during the transfer of the preheating furnace in the pouring position
For the improvement of the mold filling conditions the pouring speed must be adjustable and an exact pouring of the material into the center of the mold pour cup is necessary
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Furnaces for the Production of Turbocharger Impellers
Low value product “Impeller” requires simple and cost effective production furnace > single chamber furnace VIM-IC 1 E-BP
Main Technical Data Cast Weight: 5-12 kg Max. Mold Dia.: 400 mm Max. Mold Height: 500 mm
Product Furnace Type
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Vertical Furnace for the Production of small and medium size Blades, Vanes and Structural Parts for Gas Turbines For cast weights up to 200kg and/or mold sizes up to diameter 1000mm x height 1200mm usually vertical
furnaces are used
Products Furnace Type VIM-IC 5-20 E/DS/SC
Typical Furnace Data Cast Weight: 25-200 kg Mold Dia.: 200-1000 mm Mold Height: 300-1200 mm
Cast Parts for “Flying” Gas Turbines
Cast Parts for Industrial Gas Turbines
Orthopaedic Implants
Blades, Vanes and Smaller Structural Parts for Gas Turbines
Original picture courtesy PCC France
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Horizontal Furnace for the Production of Large Blades, Vanes and Structural Parts for Gas Turbines
For cast weights above 200kg and large mold sizes usually horizontal furnaces are used
Product Furnace Type VIM-IC 20-60 E/DS/SC
Typical Furnace Data Cast Weight: 200-500 kg Mold Dia.: 800-1800 mm Mold Height: 800-1500 mm
Original picture courtesy PCC France
Original picture courtesy PCC France
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Liquid Metal Cooling Furnaces for the Production of Large DS/SC Components
Main technical data: Casting weight: 50-150 kg Mold Dia.: 800-1000 mm Mold Height: 800-1500 mm
In order to achieve acceptable process conditions resp. high thermal gradients for the production of large DS/SC components advanced processes are required > Liquid Metal Cooling (LMC)
Products Furnace Type VIM-IC 5-20 DS/SC/LMC
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Melting and Casting of Reactive Materials
• Due to the high reactivity of these materials ceramic-free, water-cooled cupper crucibles must be used in order to avoid reaction between the crucible and the melt.
• For the vacuum investment casting of Ti-alloys in production scale the following furnace types are used : LEICOMELT (Leybold Induction Cold Melting)
and
VAR-SM (Vacuum Arc Remelting–Scull Melting) furnace.
• Typical Materials to be melted: Ti-alloys
TiAl Zirconium-alloys Memory shape alloys (Ni-Ti)
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Melting and Casting of Ti-alloys
The alloys are highly reactive and must be melted under vacuum or inertgas in a water-cooled Cu-Crucible
Conventional Ti-alloys (Ti-6Al-4V) can be cast into “cold” molds
TiAL-alloys must be cast into “hot” molds
Centrifugal casting is in many cases required
Typical operation vacuum is in the 10-2 mbar range
High safety standards including remote control must be applied due to risk of contact between molten material and water
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Melting and Casting of Reactive Materials
LEICOMELT (Leybold Induction Cold Melting)
• In the Leicomelt furnace the melting energy is introduced into the material by an electromagnetic field
• Revert material up to 100% can be used • Excellent thermal and chemical homogenization
melt with
meniscus
shape
crucible
segment
inductor
bottom
slit
skull
current
(water cooled)
(water cooled)
(water cooled)
electromagnetic field
Second current
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Products and Furnaces for Melting and Casting of conventional Ti-alloys (e.g.Ti-6Al-4V)
Ti - Golf Clubs
Ti - Orthopedic Implants
Products Furnace Type: Single Chamber LEICOMELT 2-40
Typical Furnace Data Cast Weight: 5-160 kg Ti-alloys Mold Dia.: 200-1000 mm Mold Height: 300-800 mm
Airframe Parts
TiAl - Turbocharger Impellers
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Melting and Casting of Ti-Al Turbine Blades for Aircraft Engines
TiAl turbine blades have only 50% of the weight of a super-alloy blade > weight reduction > fuel savings
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Typical Double Chamber LEICOMELT 5 Furnace for Melting and Casting of TiAl Blades
Furnace Capacity: 20 kg Installed Power: 600 kW
• Fast lock-in of mold in pouring position (~ 130s) > mold remains hot
• Fast lock-out of mold after pouring (~ 130s) > excellent control of the component cooling
• Shorter process time > higher productivity
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Pouring of a TiAl Alloy
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Melting and Casting of Reactive Materials
VAR-SM (Vacuum Arc Remelting–Scull Melting furnace.
• In the VAR-SM furnace the melting energy is introduced into the material by an DC Arc between the Electrode and Melt Pool
• The melting efficiency is better compared to the Leicomelt furnace resulting in lower production costs
• An electrode is required • The VAR-SM is mainly used for larger melt weights
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DC Power Supply
Crucible Tilting Device
Electrode
Water cooled
Cu Crucible
with Melt
Vacuum System
Centrifuge Mold
VAR Skull Melter L250 SM
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